Undrafted free agents may be an afterthought now, but expect to see several making an impact for the Saints this year. In 2013, seven undrafted rookies made the Saints 53 man roster. Of the 53 players on last year's squad, nearly half (24) actually weren't drafted, beginning their career as relative unknowns.

Of all the players listed below, most won't be heard from in the future. However, there's bound to be several players who make an impact. At least one undrafted free agent has made the squad every season since Sean Payton has been head coach (2006-present).

The Saints have not released the names of their undrafted FA signings. The list below was compiled through sources, each player's twitter accounts, and various college coaches of the players.

UPDATE: The Saints have officially released all the names of their undrafted free agent signings. Here is the official list.

OFFENSE

QB Logan Kilgore – Middle Tennessee

RB  Timothy Flanders – Sam Houston State

WR Brandon Coleman - Rutgers

WR Seantavius Jones – Valdosta State

TE Je'Ron Hamm – ULM

TE Nic Jacobs - McNeese State

C  Matt Armstro- Grand Valley State

OL Manase Foketi -West Texas A&M (Not a rookie, Bills practice squad member last year)

OL Mike Golic Jr. – Notre Dame (Not a rookie, signed with Steelers last year)

DEFENSE

DL Brandon McCray - Louisiana

DL Micajah Reynolds – Michigan State (Is slated to compete on the O-Line with Saints)

DL Lawrence Virgil, Valdosta State

DT George Uko – USC

DT Moses McCray - Akron

DE Kasim Edebali – Boston College

DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe - Colorado

OLB Spencer Hadley – BYU

S Ty Zimmerman – Kansas State

S Pierre Warren – Jacksonville State

CB Brian Dixon – Northwest Missouri State

 

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